Bracket for shelving and the like



"J. H. MORGAN.

BRACKET FOR SHELVING AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED DEC-26, 1919.

1,347, 1 1 6, Patented July 20, 1920.

MYfla-SQQAL Inventor.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HENRY 'MORGAN, OF KENT, ENGLAND.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY MoncAN, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing in Kent, England, have invented certain new andusefuli Improvements in Brackets for Shelving and the like, of which thefollowing is a specification.

- This invention relates to brackets for,

upon the bracket whereby the carryinglimit of a bracket according tothis invention shall be much greater than is the case with a bracket ofthe. same size but of ordinary construction.

V The invention further provides a bracket which when packed fortransport or storage shall occupy a minimum amount of space. A bracketaccording to this invention moreover affords much greater facilities foreffecting its attachment to the wall or other Support than is the casewith brackets of ordinary constructioIfi.

In order that the invention may be the better understood reference maybe had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,in which -Figure 1 is a front view of a cording to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side View.

Fig. 3 is a plan to a large scale showing bracket acthe inner end of theshelf carrying member.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the upper end of the part of thebracket which is secured to the wall.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the bracket with the parts in position forpacking or storage.

Referring to the accompanying drawings a indicates the shelf supportingmember formed of sheet metal having pressed or otherwise formed upon ita central rib b projecting downwardly from the flanges 6 which flangesare provided with screw holes for the purpose of securing the shelfthereto. The inner end of the rib is slotted as shown at b and there areformed at this point on each side of rib b outwardly turned flanges Z2perforated as shown at b for the passage of screws. Pivotally connectedto the part a at point 0 is the second member indicated by d whichmember is of substantially the same form and construction as member aexcept that the rib cl thereon is arranged to pass withinthe slottedpor- Specification of Letters Patent.

BRACKET FOB SHELVIN G AND THE LIKE.

Patented July 20, 1920.

Application filed December 26, 1919. Serial No. 347,548.

cured to the wall orother surface or body.

The perforations at theupper end of part cl are so disposed that withthe parts in position for use as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the saidperforations register with those in the flanges 6 in part a the screwspassing therethrough serving not only as a means of attachment of thebracket to the wall but also form important elements in the strength ofthe bracket as they resist the crushing strain of the load. At the sametime when applying the bracket to the wall, the parts being in theposition shown in Fig. 5, the holes for the screws can be marked off orformed with much greater case than with the ordinary solid bracket wherethe shelf arm is in close juxtaposition to said screw holes, and inaddition to preventing the ready manipulation of the gimlet, bradawl orother tool, it is apt to cause injury to the hand of the personoperating said gimlet or the like. lVhen the screw holes have beenmarked off or made inthe wall the parts may be brought into the positionfor use; the screws for fastening to the wall at theupper end of themembers a and (Z passing through flanges 6 and through the part (Zadjacent thereto.

It will be noted that the part of the bracket secured to the wall isless in length part a and said part (i is not called upon,

as in the case of an ordinary wall bracket, to bear the leverage strainconsequent upon the construction of said bracket and the tendency ofwhich is to tear the. wall plate from the wall. In place of a leveragestrain the bracket is called on to sustain a shearing strain which fallsdirectly upon those parts best calculated to resist it viz: the pivot cand screws adjacent thereto.

Obviously instead of being formed of sheet metal the bracket may beformed of cast or other suitable metal.

Having thus described my invention I claim 1..A bracket comprising aflanged supporting arm and a flanged attaching arm pivotally connectedthereto near the inner ends of the'arms, the supporting arm beingprovided with extending flange portions for engagingadjacent flangefaces of the attaching arm to sustain the strain-upon the supporting armand means engaging said flange portions and engaging saida'djacent'flange faces for retaining the flange portions and flange faces inen-gage1nent,-and for securing the -arms to a 'planesu rface inoperative relation to each other. i

2. A bracket comprising a flanged snpA porting arm and flanged"attaching arm Vpivotally connected thereto near the inner ends of-the arms, the snpporting arm being provided w th exten dlng flange portionsforen a a la nt flan ace i he a ;taching arm to sustain the strain upon thesupporting arm, and means engaging said ,flan 'e )ortions and en a insaid adiacent D H i C t) D u flange faces for retaining-the flangeportlons a v fl nge fa es 11 e gageme t, and for securing the arms to aplane surface n operative relation to each other; the arms ,When innormal operative position being at fing arm being movable right angles.to each other and the supportp v radially relat ve to the attachingarm, Y

3. L bracket fo helving comprising a shelf arm and a Wall attachmentarm, the

arms When in normal operative position be} ingat right angles toeachother, the shelf arm being provided with flangesarrangedforgsecuring a shelf to the npper surfaces thereof and provided with acentral downs Wardly extending rib having slot therein at inner end ofthe rib and laterally ext n ng ange Port ons dja n to aid lot,

' .saidvvall attachment arm ibeingprovided a with flanges arranged forattaching the arm to a Wall surface and being provided with an inwardlyextending central rib pivotally' connected near'its upper end to theinner end .of the ribof the shelfarm and engaghe nn r end qtthe rib andlat el i' te i a ge p rtiea adjacen ma d ot an inwardly extencling ,centralrib pivotallj connected near its upper to t the; inner I,

ing in saidslot;said laterally extending flange portions engaglngitClJZICGIlt flange faces of thewall attachment arm, and'means engagingsaid laterally extending flange portions and; engaging said adjacentflange faces for retaining the flange portions and flange faces inengagement, and for seenring the armsgto a all surface in operativerelation't'o each other. v

4:. A bracket for shelv ing comprising a she f arm d a: al at a men rthe arms when in normal operative pesition being at right angles tofeach other the shelf arm being provided with flanges arranged c forsecuring a shelf to the upper surfaces thereofand provide With a"central down.- wardlyiextending rib-having a slot therein aid ell. attahment am be n p e sld with flanges arranged forattachingthe to wallsnrface and being pr ovidedrvvith V shelf arm'being .ron ii dedfat the,inner end th n e? o P rm treflifl m nt Ofithe shelf arm relativetothe'all attachment -'1 3.; a. a t

In itness :vvherepf I have hereunto set my hand.

@ JOHN- HELNRr 'MQBQAN;

tion to each other; central rib of the

